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The strange thing about the 1st half...bellamy was like the focal point of the game, yet the defence just kep leaving him! Bellamy shouldve had a hatrick. But we improved in all areas as the game went on. Do you remember when bellamy did that SSN interview he said "I physically just couldn't play at st james' in front of the geordies in another shirt. I couldnt bring myself to do it"? His celebration suggested otherwise.

I thought it was a dive by taylor like. I was right in front of it, and i was just about to shout at him for being stupid. I'll be dissipointed if im right, but i dont have any sympathy for liverpool - they got bowyer sent off last year.

I think 7th or 8th is definitely a possbility, and 8th could be europe. It's so tight.

I dont know why you'd leave at 2-0 down. You've always got a good chance of coming back at home, particularly v a team like west ham.

I'ver never understood why jenas always gets in.

Well Ive noticed a remarkable thing. You english lads only make riots in other countries. In you own country you can walk along with the opponent ( most of the time), In Holland the hooligans demolish there own cities. And when abroad were the most friendly country in the world. But Italy is shite in all of it! Just to point out, I'm a Scotland fan, not england - so i have nothing to do with the england fan's antics. But i do think england are not the worst.

Well it depends. Bottom half i wouldnt be too pleased. Could cope with 11th. Top half i wouldnt be complaining but i'd have an underlying dissipointment. I reckon we'll finish 8th. Which would hopefuly be europe. Below Manu, chelsea, liverpool, arsenal, bolton, pompy, spurs (probably in that order) We could well come ahead of any of or all of the bottom 3 of those. Bolton were in prime position for 4th last year in March and we came ahead of them. Pompy are starting to shake, and spurs i dont really know what to expect from. Should take over everton and reading. We do have some hard home games though. I think Roeder has many +ves, but i question his motivational skills. We seem to be too fragile sometimes, collapsing after conceding a goal. oh, and where's this £20mil transfer budget come from?

The English always get labbeled as the football hooligans. While it seems to be present to an extent with the national team, the italians are far wose. I've been to 2 games in italy compared to god knows how many here, yet ive seen far worse there than here. I went to scotland v italy at the san siero, and italian fans were fighting amongst themselves below us, throwing flares at each other and at the riot police. Apparently AC V Inter fans (V police)

Never heard that like. "Al the lads and lasses there, al the smiling faces"

Just shows what attitude he has if he cannot contemplate a player choosing the club he loves. they had a game in hand on 12 though, so it was effectively 9

Yeah, unless it's a loan with a view to permanent.

No he didn't. The linesman gave offside. Yes, though, overall i thought he did well - tried to let the game flow.

Sue him good. I can understand his decision, but resent him for it. (im a scotland fan). About 2 years ago To be fair, he left manu cos of the scotland job. Tommy burns is expected to be scot manager.

I dont believe it, but oba was one of the better players on saturday.

We're 14th. That run towards the end of the season is showing all the signs of a fluke tbh, our form pre-Feb last season is very similar to this seasons. I know, but i'm confident we'll be considerably higher at the end of the season, which is what counts. I wouldnt label a club based on their current position unless they're way off what you previously considered them.

I'd be suprised if it's Anton - i think we'd have to pay a lot for him, partly because of his surname.

to be fair i dont think we are. I dont really consider 7th mid table.

A true Newcastle fan would only believe in Shearer.

I'm inclined to agree. But if he came in late and was never really a chelsea fan - just liked watching them cos theyre good and close, and he has good reason to support the toon (there're certainly no glory reasons) i think he should be allowed to repent.

Ditto I agree. Are you a geordie living in toronto, or a canadian that's started following the toon?

The thing that makes me think this is a win up is calling it a 'barcode' scarf. Forgive us for being suspicious. This is the kind of thing someone would do asa wind up, and there was a mackem invasion yesterday.

Who said tv?

Is it near Greenwich village? ditto

He may not come back at his best, but he'll still be a great player. He's a proffessional and honourable and wouldnt leave having made so little impact. He'll be here at the end of next season at least, but i'd be suprised if he doesnt see out his contract.

I agree that adults ruin the game, those who forget about the fun and want to take the club all the way up the league. I helped my team get promoted. We were a good close (friendly wise), local club. As we got better, all the original players are forced out the club as better players from elsewhere are drafted in. There's also a lot of favoritism goes on, with the manager's kid and his friends, or the manager's friend's kids. I was dropped regularly for an unarguably inferior player in terms of attitude, effort, ability and fitness (he was very overweight, i was a cross country runner. Yet they actually said once, we took you off first cos you re not as fit once - which still bewilders me to this day). They clearly knew this as when both of us would play e.g. me right mid, him right back - the manager would actually have a word with me and tell me to mark his man as well as mine! Rant over. My school team i accepted was a different attitude. It wasn't an extra club which we actually paid to be in. Though for a long time i was getting a game in the vastly superior school team (with better competition for my place) but not in my club, displaying how ridiculous this favoritism was.